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Crippen & Landru Publishers is a small publisher of mystery fiction collections, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1994 by husband and wife Sandi and Douglas G. Greene in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is named after murderers Dr. H. H. Crippen and Henri Landru. The Greenes' son Eric designed the logo. Jeffrey Marks succeeded Douglas G. Greene as publisher on January 1, 2018, while Dr. Greene remains active as Series Editor.

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Crippen & Landru publishes two distinct series of single-author short story collections. The Regular Series, generally featuring current authors, is published in two editions: cloth bound, signed and numbered; and trade softcover. The Lost Classics Series features uncollected stories by great mystery and detective writers of the past. It is available in dust-jacketed cloth and trade softcover. Some titles are also available as e-books.

Among the authors published by Crippen & Landru are Lawrence Block, Max Allan Collins, Margaret Maron, Peter Lovesey, Bill Pronzini, Michael Gilbert, and Edward D. Hoch. [1]

Books published

YearAuthorTitle
1994 John Dickson Carr Speak of the Devil
1995 Margery Allingham The Darings of the Red Rose
Marcia Muller The McCone Files
1996 Edward D. Hoch Diagnosis: Impossible
Patricia Moyes Who Killed Father Christmas?
Bill Pronzini Spadework
1997 Michael Gilbert The Man Who Hated Banks
Edward D. Hoch The Ripper of Storyville
H. R. F. Keating In Kensington Gardens Once
Margaret Maron Shoveling Smoke
James Yaffe My Mother the Detective
1998 P. M. Carlson Renowned Be Thy Grave
Jeremiah Healy The Concise Cuddy
Peter Lovesey Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
Bill Pronzini Carpenter and Quincannon
Peter Robinson Not Safe After Dark
1999 Doug Allyn All Creatures Dark and Dangerous
Lawrence Block One Night Stands
Ed Gorman Famous Blue Raincoat
Ellery Queen The Tragedy of Errors
2000 Hugh B. Cave Long Live the Dead
Michael Collins Fortune’s World
Joe Gores Stakeout on Page Street
Edward D. Hoch The Velvet Touch
Clark Howard Challenge the Widow-Maker
Marcia Muller McCone and Friends
Carolyn Wheat Tales Out of School
2001 Lawrence Block The Lost Cases of Ed London
Max Allan Collins The Kisses of Death
Susan Dunlap The Celestial Buffet
Ron Goulart Adam and Eve on a Raft
Edward D. Hoch The Old Spies Club
Michael Z. Lewin The Reluctant Detective
Peter Lovesey The Sedgemoor Strangler
Ross Macdonald Strangers in Town
2002 Christianna Brand The Spotted Cat (“Lost Classics Series”)
Charles B. Child The Sleuth of Baghdad (“Lost Classics Series”)
Brendan DuBois The Dark Snow
Michael Gilbert The Curious Conspiracy
Peter GodfreyThe Newtonian Egg (“Lost Classics Series”)
Wendy Hornsby Nine Sons
Stuart Palmer Hildegarde Withers (“Lost Classics Series”)
Craig Rice Murder, Mystery and Malone (“Lost Classics Series”)
Georges Simenon The 13 Culprits
Raoul Whitfield Jo Gar’s Casebook
2003 Jon L. Breen Kill the Umpire
William Campbell Gault Marksman (“Lost Classics Series”)
Hugh B. Cave Come Into My Parlor
Liza Cody Lucky Dip
William DeAndrea Murder – All Kinds (“Lost Classics Series”)
Jeremiah Healy Cuddy – Plus One
Edward D. Hoch The Iron Angel
Gerald Kersh Karmesin (“Lost Classics Series”)
C. Daly King The Complete Curious Mr. Tarrant (“Lost Classics Series”)
Helen McCloy The Pleasant Assassin (“Lost Classics Series”)
Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg Problems Solved
Eric Wright A Killing Climate
2004 Anthony Berkeley The Avenging Chance (“Lost Classics Series”)
Joseph Commings Banner Deadlines (“Lost Classics Series”)
Kathy Lynn Emerson Murders and Other Confusions
Erle Stanley Gardner The Danger Zone (“Lost Classics Series”)
Margaret Maron Suitable for Hanging
Margaret Millar The Couple Next Door (“Lost Classics Series”)
Mickey Spillane Byline: Mickey Spillane
T. S. Stribling Dr. Poggioli: Criminologist
2005 Michael Collins Slot-Machine Kelly
Terence Faherty The Confessions of Owen Keane
Edward Marston Murder – Ancient and Modern
Gladys Mitchell Sleuth’s Alchemy
Ellery Queen The Adventure of the Murdered Moths
Philip Warne Who Was Guilty?
2006 Detection Club The Verdict of Us All
Erle Stanley Gardner The Casebook of Sidney Zoom
Edward D. Hoch More Things Impossible
Amy Myers Murder, ’Orrible Murder
Ellis Peters The Trinity Cat
Rafael Sabatini The Evidence of the Sword
Julian Symons The Detections of Francis Quarles
2007 Lloyd Biggle The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries (“Lost Classics Series”)
Max Brand Masquerade (“Lost Classics Series”)
Mignon G. Eberhart Dead Yesterday (“Lost Classics Series”)
Ross Macdonald The Archer Files
Walter Satterthwait The Mankiller of Pooejegai
2008 John Dickson Carr and Val Gielgud 13 to the Gallows
Peter Lovesey Murder on the Short List
Richard Lupoff Quintet
Hugh Pentecost The Battles of Jericho (“Lost Classics Series”)
2009 Anthony Boucher and Denis Green The Casebook of Gregory Hood
Victor Canning The Minerva Club
Vera Caspary The Murder in the Stork Club
James Powell A Pocketful of Noses
S. J. Rozan A Tale About a Tiger
Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett A Little Intelligence
2010 Erle Stanley Gardner The Exploits of the Patent Leather Kid
Michael Innes Appleby Talks About Crime (Lost Classics Series)
William Link The Columbo Collection
Philip Wylie Ten Thousand Blunt Instruments (Lost Classics Series)
2011 Vincent Cornier The Duel of Shadows
Loren D. Estleman Valentino
Elizabeth Ferrars The Casebook of Jonas P. Jonas
Melodie Johnson Howe Shooting Hollywood
2014 Charlotte Armstrong Night Call (Lost Classics Series)
Edward D. Hoch Nothing Is Impossible
2015 Phyllis Bentley Chain of Witnesses (Lost Classics Series)
Anthony Berkeley The Avenging Chance (Enlarged edition with one additional story)
Marilyn Todd Swords, Sandals, and Sirens
2016 Detection Club Motives for Murder, A Celebration of Peter Lovesey on His 80th Birthday
Frederick Irving Anderson The Purple Flame and Other Detective Stories
Patrick Quentin The Puzzles of Peter Duluth
James Yaffe My Mother, The Detective (Enlarged edition with one additional story)
2017 Anthony Gilbert Sequel to Murder: The Cases of Arthur Crook and Other Mysteries (Lost Classics Series)
Edward D. Hoch All But Impossible: The Impossible Files of Dr. Sam Hawthorne
2018 Bill Brittain The Man Who Read Mysteries
Edward D. Hoch Challenge the Impossible, The Last Casebook of Dr. Sam Hawthorne
James Holding The Zanzibar Shirt Mystery and Other Stories
Elaine Viets A Deal with the Devil and 13 Short Stories
2019 Edward D. Hoch Hoch's Ladies
Peter Lovesey The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
Patrick Quentin The Cases of Lieutenant Trant
Silver Bullets: An anthology celebrating Crippen & Landru's 25th Anniversary
2020 John Dickson Carr The Island of Coffins and Other Mysteries from the Casebook of Cabin B-13
Erle Stanley Gardner Hot Cash, Cold Clews: The Adventures of Lester Leith (Lost Classics Series)
Edward D. Hoch Funeral in the Fog: The Strange Mysteries of Simon Ark
Art Taylor The Boy Detective & The Summer of '74 and Other Tales of Suspense
2021 Freeman Wills Crofts The 9.50 Up Express and Other Mysteries (Lost Classics Series)
Robert Edward Eckels Never Trust a Partner, The Con Games of Robert Edward Eckels
William Link and Richard Levinson Shooting Script and Other Mysteries
Stuart Palmer Hildegarde Withers: Final Riddles? (Lost Classics Series)
Patrick Quentin Hunt in the Dark and Other Fatal Pursuits (Lost Classics Series)
2022 Bill Brittain The Man Who Solved Mysteries (Lost Classics Series)
John Dickson Carr The Kindling Spark: Early Tales of Mystery, Horror, and Adventure by John Dickson Carr
John Creasey Gideon and the Young Toughs and Other Stories (Lost Classics Series)
Edward D. Hoch Constant Hearses and Other Revolutionary Mysteries
Ellery Queen and Josh PachterThe Adventures of the Puzzle Club and Other Stories
2023 Art Taylor The Adventure of the Castle Thief and Other Expeditions and Indiscretions
Edith Maxwell A Questionable Death and Other Historical Quaker Midwife Mysteries
Edward D. Hoch The Killer Everyone Knew and Other Captain Leopold Stories
Donna Andrews and Greg Herren and Art TaylorThe School of Hard Knox
Pierre Very The Secret of the Pointed Tower
2024 Frances Lockridge The Flair for Murder
Toni LP Kelner The Skeleton Rides a Horse and Other Stories
Edward D. Hoch The Will o' the Wisp Mystery
Tom Mead The Indian Riope Trick

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References

  1. Terry, Mark. "Crippen & Landru Raising the Bar". Mystery Scene Mag. Retrieved 5 September 2015.